Keywords:
Microalgae.
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Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (192 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781119854920
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=6712468
DDC:
579.8
Language:
English
Note:
Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Biology and Ecology of Microalgae -- 1.1. Biological characteristics -- 1.1.1. General characteristics -- 1.1.2. The different groups in traditional and phylogenetic classification -- 1.1.3. The special case of cyanobacteria (Cyanophyceae) -- 1.2. Ecological features -- 1.2.1. Marine microalgae -- 1.2.2. Microalgae in brackish and freshwater environments -- 1.2.3. Microalgae in terrestrial and aerial environments -- 2 Production Techniques -- 2.1. Production by harvesting in the natural environment -- 2.2. Production by culture in open systems -- 2.2.1. Production in open basins -- 2.2.2. Production in open raceway-type basins -- 2.2.3. Open-tank production -- 2.3. Production by culture in a closed system -- 2.3.1. Production in discontinuous mode -- 2.3.2. Production in continuous mode -- 3 Food Valorizations -- 3.1. Animal feed -- 3.1.1. Forage microalgae -- 3.1.2. Dietary supplements -- 3.2. Human food -- 3.2.1. Ingredients or vegetables -- 3.2.2. Dietary supplements -- 3.2.3. Functional foods -- 3.2.4. Food coloring -- 3.2.5. Regulations -- 4 Valorized Molecules -- 4.1. Polysaccharides -- 4.2. Proteins and enzymes -- 4.2.1. Phycobiliproteins -- 4.2.2. Enzymes -- 4.3. Non-protein pigments -- 4.4. Fat, sterols and fatty acids -- 4.5. The special case of biofuel -- 4.5.1. Biofuel production processes -- 4.5.2. Algal species used as biosources -- 4.5.3. The economic context -- 4.6. Other applications -- 5 Extraction Processes -- 5.1. Conventional processes -- 5.1.1. Ball mills -- 5.1.2. Ultrasonication -- 5.1.3. Extraction using supercritical fluid -- 5.1.4. Extraction by microwaves -- 5.1.5. High-pressure extraction -- 5.1.6. Extraction facilitated by lyophilization -- 5.2. Enzymatic hydrolysis -- 5.3. Other methods.
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6 Biotechnological Approaches -- 6.1. Biorefinery -- 6.2. Physiological forcing -- 6.3. Genetic transformation -- Conclusion -- References -- Index -- Other titles from iSTE in Ecological Science -- EULA.
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